Legal Opinion

Pinnacle Trust Company, L.L.C. v. Lisa Brocato McTaggart

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 2014No. 2013-CA-01920-SCTPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RANDOLPH, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The McTaggarts filed suit against the former trustee and trust advisor of their family trust, alleging improper handling of their trust funds. The former trustee and trust advisor moved to dismiss the case or have the case stayed pending arbitration, based on an arbitration provision in a wealth-management agreement between the former trustee and trust ad-visor. The trial court found that, because the McTaggarts did not sign the agreement containing the arbitration provision and because the agreement specifically excluded nonsignatories,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  2. Grigson v. Creative Artists Agency, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  3. Bridas S.A.P.I.C. v. Government of TurkmenistanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
  4. Washington Mutual Finance Group, LLC v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  5. East Ford, Inc. v. TaylorMississippi Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. Sealey v. JohansonDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2016
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